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Additional file 1: of Children with access to improved sanitation but not improved water are at lower risk of stunting compared to children without access: a cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam
Timing of measurement of outcomes, exposures, and other covariates and OLS regression results. (DOC 359 kb
Ophthalmologists’ Perspective on Barriers to Cataract Surgery and Surgical Productivity in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia: A Descriptive, Mixed-Methods Survey
While progress was made towards the Vision 2020: The Right to Sight goals, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia fell short of the recommended cataract surgical rate (CSR) on a national level. Post-operative cataract surgical outcomes are also lower compared to other regions. This study aimed to describe perceived barriers to cataract surgical uptake, factors related to surgeon surgical productivity, and surgical offerings in each of these countries. An online survey was sent to ophthalmologists practicing in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia. Responses were collected between June 25, 2021 and January 30, 2022. Responses were received from 122 ophthalmologists from Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia. The estimated participation rate was 47% (122/257). Distance to cataract surgical centres, lack of surgical centres, and lack of surgical equipment were among the top 10 most agreed upon barriers by respondents within each country. Many respondents reported that current financial reimbursement does not incentivise maximum productivity in themselves (56%, 68/122) or their staff (61%, 74/122). Surgeons proposed several ways to improve productivity incentives. Private practice was perceived to have the best reimbursement incentives (77%, 94/122), whereas government hospitals were least agreed upon (4%, 5/122). Discrepancies in timely post-operative refraction and eyeglasses disbursement were reported. Overcoming the identified barriers, improving surgeon productivity, and addressing identified deficits in cataract care will likely reduce the backlog of cataract blindness while ensuring increasingly improved patient outcomes.</p
Lack of correlation between plasma PfHRP-2 and peripheral blood parasitemia in children with uncomplicated and cerebral malaria.
<p>Lack of correlation between plasma PfHRP-2 and peripheral blood parasitemia in children with uncomplicated and cerebral malaria.</p
Plasma <i>P. falciparum</i> histidine-rich protein-2 concentration in children with uncomplicated and cerebral malaria.
<p>Dot plots showing plasma PfHRP-2 concentration value; box plots showing median, interquartile range, maximum and minimum for plasma PfHRP-2 in uncomplicated malaria (UM) and cerebral malaria (CM). Open circles  =  recovery, closed circles  =  death.</p
Baseline characteristics of children with uncomplicated malaria and cerebral malaria.
<p>Baseline characteristics of children with uncomplicated malaria and cerebral malaria.</p